South rim of the grand canyon? If so, it must have been late fall or early spring- coats and sweaters. Donnah- you ought to be able to pinpoint the time ( and maybe place) based on the muttonchops....

looks like Stone Mountain to me...or somewhere
in the Blue Ridge..maybe closer to Lookout mountain..there are a lot of ravines like the one behind them.

Almost every time, Butch smiled for a picture. There's usually a sea of serious faces and one grin. Too funny.

It's a rarity to see Duane in a cold-weather pic.

i dunno if it's lookout mtn or not but the background sure looks like the canyon de grande.

i have some experience there:
http://jazz-bass.blogspot.com/2006/05/my-main-squeeze-file-under-bass-guitar.html

pretty, huh?

Viva Donnah!

I HAVE SEEN A PICTURE OF DUANE WEARING THE HAT JAMOE HAS ON IN THIS PICTURE. PROBABLY ONE OF YOUR WEDNESDAY PICTURES DONNAH. THANKS SO MUCH .

doesn't look like Dickey is all that excited about being that close to whatever...being from the
sinkhole state, no wonder.

oh yes, and Thanks, Donnah.

they are not in the Smokey Mtns.
look at the canyon in the background
they may be dressed warmly because of the altitude

Hey, Nancy.
Y'all, this is my sister. She was asking me earlier about Duane, asking what we see in that skinny Southern boy.

Alan, you're right about Jaimoe's hat. I didn't notice that. We do have a pic of Duane wearing it.

Well, Hello...Nancy.

nice to meet you.

The DA mystique is all about an old Corcidan bottle, an old Gibson guitar (or two..or three) and
some few magic notes that followed.

plus..he is considered a fine cracker.

Duane's hair looks really nice in this picture.

I mean that in a very non-homosexual way, of course.

;-)

Thanks, Donnah.

I don't know so much about all this, but y'all's interest is interesting.
See what you think of this observation I had... the southern band ALABAMA is considered a pioneer in country music because it was a band and not a male, female, etc., as typical country talent was at the time. But, other southern bands are considered pioneers too because they merged into rock,and they predate ALABAMA. I've never seen a tribute.

There is a 'sound' that came out of the merger
of Duane, Dickey..Berry..well the whole crew (I just get hung up on the six-string guys..) and it never
really got named..not one that stuck anyway.

One of the dominate mystiques about Duane and Berry
falling away is..one has to wonder where this 'sound' would have gone...with them alive to perpetuate it a bit more, if that makes sense.

As little as is spoken of it..who knows, but had that sound not been born, not only would Alabama
been a different group (I distinctly remember an interview where the ex-carpet layer country band
credits the Allman influence) but I seriously doubt that Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker, certainly Lynyrd Skynyrd and dozens more..Les Dudek...Elvin Bishop..The Outlaws 38 Special..

All of those bands were riding the tails of the Allman Brothers sound..and sadly, the key elements
that started it were snuffed out as quickly as it started.

As a side note, I never really liked the 'sound'
..I was more into the gritty side of Duane's playing, usually heard in just the live stuff.

Somebody help me here...

It is an awesome sound, in that it is based in live performance. Key elements to the sound are
dual lead guitars, and melodies that inspire
a lilting, soaring feeling through their use of
build-up and crescendos.

Having been a 'part' of this scene *when* it was happening, I rememeber going to see Tommy and Toy Caldwell (the Marshall Tucker Band) Lynyrd Skynrd several times..and others, and watch them 'steal'
the drift of the Allman Bros.(Duane) sound...and at the time, the soil was still bare, figuratively
on the graves of Duane and Berry.

Around the mid 70's I heard Ronnie Van Zant, no disrespect...but he pointed at Gary Rossington
in the middle of a solo and screamed something about "just like Duane Allman" at the Lakeland Civic Center..it was none too well received...

but the thought was there.

it's funny, there are bands out there..Seven Turns
, for instance..who live their lives covering another bands tunes. I really wonder how things might have been, from the musical trend standpoint, had that Macon sound been able to mature.

I think this is the longest post I have made on DA, Donnah...